“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool” (As You Like It)

Is ‘The Metropolitain Elite’ a thing?

Just because ‘The Metropolitan Elite’ is a handy target for people who oppose strong democratic institutions, does this mean that it is phantasm? Is it just a malign fictional entity used to misrepresent a generally benevolent and necessary layer of society?

I’m going to argue that it is very much a thing, and one that needs to be challenged on a number of grounds.